Former Minister and social activist B.T. Lalitha Naik said here on Saturday that the universal thoughts and values enshrined in the literary works of Kuvempu have not been imbibed by society at large including the educated sections.
She was speaking at a programme ‘’Kuvempu Kranthi Kahale – 50’’, organised by Jagratha Karnataka to mark 50 years of two speeches delivered by the poet laureate urging people to shun ignorance and sectarianism, and embrace reason.
Ms. Naik said Kuvempu’s poems and other literary works had called for eschewing superstitious beliefs rooted in religion besides exhorting people to shun temples, churches, and mosques but those views have not received wider appeal and society was regressing. The bulk of the population was steeped in superstitious beliefs and values that promoted social inequalities and hence, it was imperative to promote Kuvempu’s works on a larger scale, she added.
